Welcome
to

Florida
Warbird Squadron
24

MEETING
DATES FOR 2020

Squadron
meetings are the last
Saturday of the month at 10:30 a.m.
We go to lunch at a local restaurant or have a
cookout after most meetings.

The meetings
are held on
the EAA Campus in the Squadron building. It is
located next to the EAA Chapter 565 building near the south ramp (south
of the
FBO) at Punta Gorda Airport (PGD) in Punta Gorda.
There's
plenty of free parking for planes and cars.

SQUADRON OFFICERS FOR
2020

**Please remember to send in your dues.**
They were due Dec
31. Thank you.

Rick
Diekman Passing

We are so
sorry to announce the sudden passing of Rick Diekman, the
secretary of SQ 24. He passed away on December 24, 2019.
There are no other details at this time. Our thoughts are
with his wife, Kristine and their family.RIP our dear
friend. We miss you and you will always be in our hearts.

Check
out what we've been doing and upcoming events on the EVENTS tab on the
left (above).

EAA
Warbirds of America:
Keep
'Em
Flying!

Why
do our members
restore and
fly ex-military aircraft? Why do our members go to great lengths to
save one aircraft from extinction?

Quite
simply, it's
about the
preservation of military aviation history and to tell a story. To see a
warbird displayed in a museum brings a sense of wonder. But to
experience the presence of a warbird with all of the senses is
awe-inspiring. To touch it, to see it in flight, to experience flight,
to hear the roar of the engine is nothing short of exhilarating.

That
experience
reminds us of
the sacrifices made by veterans who flew these aircraft in combat in
order for us to enjoy the freedoms and these aircraft we take for
granted today. Those freedoms are not without cost.